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Thirukkural 812

Chapter 82: தீ நட்பு (Evil Friendship) · Wealth

Kural 812

உறின்நட்டு அறினொருஉம் ஒப்பிலார் கேண்மை
பெறினும் இழப்பினும் என்?

Urinnattu Arinoruum Oppilaar Kenmai
Perinum Izhappinum En?

What though you gain or lose friendship of men of alien heart, Who when you thrive are friends, and when you fail depart

Meaning

Of what avail is it to get or lose the friendship of those who love when there is gain and leave when there is none ?

Plain English meaning from the 19th-century prose translation by W. H. Drew and John Lazarus. The verse above is G. U. Pope's translation (1886).

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